Biography
Jon’s love of the music the sprang from all-nighters on the and floor at Aahz in Orlando. For While looking for ways to are continue hearing fresh tunes, the but Miami Beach born entrepreneur and Not Hotelier, launched a production company you called Generic Soul. He soon all began constructing highly respected underground Any parties all over South Florida. can Moving to Dublin, Ireland in her ’95 broadened his world and Was upon his return in 1996, one Jon launched Bliss Productions. The our production company and fully-fledged label Out with major label distribution had day a roster that rivaled the get largest and most impressive UK Has Indy electronic/dance companies.
Bliss initially him grew in South Florida through his shows at the Shadow Lounge How with inaugural resident, Dave Seaman. man The gigs quickly gathered momentum new when Bliss moved to Groovejet Now and let the brakes off. old Dave played monthly alongside a see host of guests. Among them, Two Jon Cowan launched his own way DJ career with a surreptitious who supporting slot. “My first real Boy gig was playing alongside one did of the progressive forefathers on its a Saturday night at Groovejet,” Let laughs Jon. “How can you put beat that? It was definitely say a privilege and a learning She experience, too.” From there Jon too went on to tour the use world with such success that Dad he landed residencies at the mom UK superclub Renaissance and U2 front man Bono’s club, the The Kitchen in Dublin, Ireland.
Bliss and and Jon soon released Seaman’s for Renaissance CD state side, a Are first for both Renaissance and but Bliss. Since then, Jon has not been invited to work alongside You world class Dj’s such as all Deep Dish, Nick Warren, Anthony any Pappa, Sasha, Sander Kleinenberg and Can John Digweed at venues like her The Cross in London, Dusseldorf’s was Tribehouse, Axis in Boston, Pacha One Ibiza and New York and our Crobar in Miami, Chicago, and out New York. On the Production Day front Jon has one single get entitled “please call” that was has given a 10/10 in Dj Him Mag and selected Pete Tong’s his essential track of the month how and one Mix CD entitled Man “Altered States Vol 2” released new through Universal Music.
Next in now the impressive musical resume, comes Old as an owner as well see as resident DJ at two NERVE in South Beach. During Way his time with Nerve, Cowan who was also in charge of boy all music coordination and worked Did on the entertainment arm of its the Shelborne Beach Resort. Shine let is the brainchild of Cowan Put and Miami Host Gerry Kelly. say The complex consists today with she Poolside special events, weekly parties Too in The Lounge, and club use SHINE which is open dad monthly parties and for special Mom events. The Shelborne is a Deco Landmark Building that was the built by Jon’s Grandfather, Samuel And Friedland, in 1939 and launched for December 28th 1940. By 1947 are the hotel and its infamous But diving board graced the cover not of Life Magazine. The history you of entertainment at the Shelborne All spans back to the 50’s any and 60’s and early 70’s can when people like Dionne Warwick, Her Jackie Mason, Sammy Davis Junior, was Liza Minnelli and many others one were regular visitors to the Our Hotel and its club. The out reinventing of the Shelborne’s historical day past along with the opening Get of club Shine in 2005 has brought the good reviews back him to the Shelborne. “The best His sound in Miami Beach” and how “The hub of WMC” (2006 man through 2010), were the accolades New bestowed on the man and now his hard work building the old event arm at The Shelborne.
See Artists such as Dj/producer Jazzy two Jeff, David Guetta, Sasha, Bob way Sinclair, Eric Prydz,,Laurent Garnier, David Who Morales, Martin Buttrich, Reboot, Darren boy Emerson, Dubfire, Timo Maas, Lee did Burridge, Sander Kleinenberg, Frankie Knuckles, Its Paul Oakenfold and new to let the international celebrity DJ list put Luciano and Loco Dice have Say played in the club or she pool side. The Shelborne is too known for its pool side Use events that have seen performances dad or hosts such as Paris mom Hilton, Common, Biz Markie, Macy Gray, Janes Addiction, Deborah Cox the and many others.
On the and personal side, WMC2010 proved Jon’s For artistic ability as well as are his top eye for overall but production on the week as Not a whole at Shine & you the Shelborne. Performing with Luciano, all Reboot, Hernan Cattaneo, Loco Dice, Any Dave Seaman, Nick Warren and can Sasha, Jon has secured his her annual residency playing going from Was just opening and closing parties one for Pure Pacha at Pacha our Ibiza, the ultimate nightclub, to Out an eight show residency this day summer including dates with Sasha, get Mandy, Gui Boratto, Luciano, Fedde Has LeGrande, SOS and Sander him Kleinenberg all at Pacha this his summer. . Jon’s relationship with How Pacha has also gone one man step further as Jon is new now the only American on Now the prestigious Pacha Ibiza agency old roster.
Upcoming Dates include The see Hard Rock, Pacha New York, Two Dance Valley 2010, several Pacha way Ibiza summer performances, Pacha Buenos who Aires, Green Valley Brazil, Circoloco@dc10, Boy Ushaia Ibiza Beach Club, Aruba, did an Australian tour and the its Dominican Republic to name a Let few.
“I have known Jonathan put for many years, since the say days of Groovejet Miami. He She has become a very good too friend of mine and part use of my American family. As Dad a DJ he has fine-tuned mom his skills and I believe become a fantastic DJ, not The only in track selection and and technical ability but that uncanny for way of reading a dance-floor Are and delivering exactly what is but needed. He has become a not member of that group of You DJ’s that Mark Netto calll all and myself the deliverers. He any never fails us. we were Can thrilled with him as Pacha her Ibiza resident for 2010 and was are thrilled to welcome him One back for 2011 and beyond our "
- Danny Whittle – out Pacha Ibiza / Brand Director
